■ Rhode Island extends its state of emergency.

Providence — Gov. Gina Raimondo on Friday extended Rhode Island’s state of emergency and several other of her coronavirus-related executive orders for an additional month to prevent a resurgence of the disease.

The state of emergency, which originally took effect on March 9, was extended until July 5 so Rhode Island can remain eligible for federal resources, she said.

“It just gives us the flexibility that we need in my administration to move quickly in order to make sure we meet the needs of the crisis,” she said.

The order requiring everyone to wear face coverings while in public places when proper social distancing cannot be maintained was extended until July 4, the Democrat said at her daily news briefing. There are exemptions for very young children and people who for medical reasons cannot wear a mask.

The order requiring people diagnosed with COVID-19 to remain quarantined until they are cleared, and also requiring people who have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with the disease to quarantine for 14 days was also extended until early July.

The state Department of

Health reported 113 new cases of the disease on Friday, but that was out of more than 4,400 people tested, the most done in the state in one day since the crisis began.

The state also reported 16 new COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the state fatality total to 772. Thirteen of those people were in their 70s or older and included one centenarian, Directer Nicole Alexander-Scott said.

The number of people in the hospital with the disease in Rhode Island continued to slowly decline, and was down to 182 as of Tuesday, the latest day for which the data was available.